Re: TTGP Grad Thread Week of 12/7

How are you feeling? Gross. Throwing up, nauseous all the time, hit with a tired stick, smells make me ill. Woohoo, first tri! And I still have so far to go in the first tri, plus I was ill all the way to 18 weeks last time, so no close end in sight for me!

Any recent/upcoming appointments? Today, just with the birth center, it'll be short. Not much happening today. 12/28 with the hospital midwives, it'll be a 2 hour appt.

Rants/Raves? Potty training is my life right now, and everyone was like, CANDY BRIBES DO IT. And in my head I was like, no, he's fine going to the potty I don't even have to prompt. Enter, wearing actual underwear. Now I see why candy bribes or bribes in general work...he will gladly go in his underwear without even thinking about it. I went through all our underwear yesterday! Gonna have to get more of that, lol.

Questions?

GTKY: What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? A bookstore gift certificate. Or a foot massage package from this local spa...its an hour long foot massage. Oh man that would be so great.

@smashjam I hope you aren’t sick that long! Good luck with the potty training. I’m not sure if we’ll do that before the new baby is here or not. I have my doubts.

How far along are you? 4 weeks tomorrow

How are you feeling? Pretty good, just hungry and thirsty.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? My first appointment is 1/2. They actually wanted to make it sooner (they think I’m farther along based on LMP) so I pushed it out to be sure we have a chance at seeing something on the sono.

Rants/Raves? Having a hard time not spilling the beans.

Questions? Not today

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? I already know I’m getting what I want But DH is getting me a new record player, so I’m excited about that.

@SmashJam I feel you I was sick up to twenty weeks with my first. So for potty training we did naked and then pants with no undies then added undies. We still have struggles but going from naked straight to undies didn’t work. Neither did bribes, maybe I didn’t find the right bribing item though.

How are you feeling? Pretty good. Hungry, thirsty and been getting dizzy at the gym. Oh I have been having some crazy back pain though.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? I’ll call later today.

Rants/Raves? Rant-Pregnancy insomnia already. This has been the case with all three of my pregnancies. As soon as hormones start to change my ability to sleep goes out the window. Hoping like with my first it ends by 2nd tri, until it’s back at 3rd lol. Rave-Just happy to be here.

Questions? Naw

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it?I’m pretty sure I know what I’m getting, a new keurig since mine died, and I know DH is tired of hearing me complain.

Rants/Raves? Not pregnancy related: My H is worthless and a detriment to my life some days. I needed to be at work by 7am. So I get up, shower, dressed, kids changed+dressed, and breakfast ready by 6:30. He is still in his underwear.

Questions? Nope

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? I'm not sure exactly what its called, but an external hard drive that doesn't need its own power source. Like it just plugs into the computer and thats the only cord.

I only participated in the TTGP board for about 2 months, so I hope it's okay if I chime in here! If not, no biggie, someone just PM me and I won't participate.

How far along are you? 4w1d

How are you feeling? Not bad so far but it's still soo early. I don't think I even knew I was pregnant this early with my first.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? No appointments until 1/5. Seems so far away!

Rants/Raves? My first appointment is 1/5, and that's just the general intake appointment (which I can't believe I even have to do, since I just had a baby less than a year ago). My first appointment with my doctor isn't until 1/30 - I'll be almost 12 weeks at that point! That seems crazy to me. How am I ever going to wait 12 weeks to hear a heartbeat?!

Questions? I got nothing.

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? DH and I just bought ourselves a new bed, so I guess I already got what I wanted! We aren't exchanging gifts because the bed was so expensive, so I'm just happy to know we have a bigger more comfortable bed now! Also, RAVE, we got an adjustable one so I can elevate my upper body if I get heartburn again. I had HORRIBLE heartburn during my first pregnancy, so I'm glad to know I have this option if I get it again this time.

@juliebird6 I am pretty sure its ok you participate...I was only active two months on TTGP and didn't post in the grad thread there, but I participate here! Unless everyone in July has just been DYING to tell me to go away and can't find the heart to do it.

@kindbytealikat interesting idea....he is having a real hard time with underwear and pulling them down in time. I'll have to try it!

So glad to be joining you ladies here! Nice to have some familiar “faces” around!

@SmashJam ugh, I’m sorry you’re feeling gross. I hope you start to feel better soon, first tri can be the pits. Ugh, we struggled with potty training for a bit. M&Ms for pee and lollipops for poop worked for us. I had DS in nothing at all for a few days before we started putting him in underwear. Good luck!

@lalala2004 awww I can’t wait for a sono! Have you told anyone at all yet? I have that beef and beer tomorrow so my coworkers are all going to notice me not drinking.

@kindbytealikat ugh, sorry about the insomnia. Mine kicked in during second tri last time. Hopefully you manage to get some naps in!

How are you feeling? Pretty good, headaches daily and sore boobs, but otherwise great!

Any recent/upcoming appointments? January 15th is my first appointment.

Rants/Raves? Rave, this is my last week of work before I'm off the rest of the year!! Christmas shopping is just about done, only a few more small things to get. I can then spend the rest of my time off immersing myself in all things baby!

Questions? Nope

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? A new washer and dryer, especially now that there is a baby on the way!

How are you feeling? Pretty good this week, I had cramps the last two weeks but they have really lessened. My boobs are still pretty sore, but other than that no major symptoms lately. Not nauseous yet and hoping that doesn't come until 7 weeks (when I get back from Hawaii).

Any recent/upcoming appointments? Had blood drawn on Thursday and am officially pregnant and had good progesterone levels.Have my first u/s on 12/28 and should be able to detect the heartbeat then!

Rants/Raves? I have had to shift into pregnancy meal planning mode as opposed to my usual "diet" mode, which has been weirdly hard. I guess I have never just focused on health as opposed to losing weight/etc. But I assume it will get easier as I get used to it. Also this is probably me being a special snowflake but I am kind of hurt at how one of my best friends has reacted (or not reacted) to my pregnancy news. I told my close group of college friends and most have been really excited and supportive, but my closest friend (she was MOH at my wedding) has seemed completely disinterested. She has three kids of her own and has been excited about other friends' pregnancies so I am really at a loss.

Questions? Not right now!

GTKY (stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have this year under the tree with your name on it? I really need a new purse but DH just bought me a really nice new coat (I needed one) that was an early present for this year so I think the purse will have to wait.

@legallykate your "return for tags" reminded me of this....I have noticed this on July and August boards, that it seems P&G is totally normal. Like, in the PGAL thread tagging isn't common, at least not like on TTGP, where you commented and offered support to practically everyone in some form when you posted. Anyone else notice that?

@legallykate your "return for tags" reminded me of this....I have noticed this on July and August boards, that it seems P&G is totally normal. Like, in the PGAL thread tagging isn't common, at least not like on TTGP, where you commented and offered support to practically everyone in some form when you posted. Anyone else notice that?

People didn’t used to do that on TTGP either. Someone started responding to everyone and then it made everybody feel bad if they didn’t. I don’t always have something to say to everyone, so I have no guilt if I don’t. A love tit can be enough

I wasn't necessarily saying it was a BAD thing, just noticing! I didn't realize that it wasn't always like that! I started trying to get better after people started apologizing for P&G ing because I was like, shoot I totally do that! lol.

@SmashJam I did notice that as well. I was panicking when I saw how long some of the threads were and I’m like “shit, I don’t have time to respond to all these people” but I noticed most people don’t. Not like on TTGP.

@legallykate your "return for tags" reminded me of this....I have noticed this on July and August boards, that it seems P&G is totally normal. Like, in the PGAL thread tagging isn't common, at least not like on TTGP, where you commented and offered support to practically everyone in some form when you posted. Anyone else notice that?

That makes me feel better for never coming back yesterday! I def felt the guilt P&Ging on TTGP. I will still try here but maybe one less thing to feel unnecessary stress over on busy days!

+1 to noticing that people (me included) P&G. It makes me sad that not everyone wants to get to know and interact with each other. That is one thing that makes BMB better IME. However, we still have several weeks of people popping in, ghosting, or leaving. So I'm trying to not get upset when noone talks to anyone.

I don't like to P&G but it happens on super busy days. That said I tried to respond because I feel that's how I get to know people. But I don't look for everyone to tag everyone in everything either. If you have something to add or offer than do but I don't think you should look for something to say because you feel you have to say something to everyone.

@princesslockness I do feel a little sad that no one is talking to each other in some threads, but I understand as well. Also, there were a lot less people on TTGP, at least active. It was so much easier to keep up with everyone!

I’m so happy to be here!
I was on TTGP for almost 2 years and we finally got our first ever
BFP. I spent most of my time on the
IF/Testing thread so I don’t know a lot of people from the dailies there.

Congratulations to us all!

@lalala2004&nbsp; I have
been spilling the beans everywhere. I
keep making excuses like ‘I have to tell my office mate bc she will hear me on
the phone, I have to tell this person they knew about my cycle, I have to tell
my best friend, etc…’ I told my Lyft driver yesterday. SMH.

@kindbytealikat I’m looking forward to getting to know you
here. I feel terrible that my long
awaited announcement on the grad thread stole your thunder. Congratulations!

In regards to conversations – I’m curious how it works out
here. I agree the constant tagging can
be exhausting so I fully support an environment where you tag when you have a
specific comment but we don’t feel obligated to comment on everyone. That being said, I hope there is interaction
on the board so we become a community. I
guess we have plenty of time for that.

How far along are you?
4w2d

How are you feeling? Fine. My boobs are swollen and sore and I’ve had
trouble sleeping but I really think that is just anxiety.

Any recent/upcoming appointments? My first beta was
yesterday and I have a follow up on Friday.
With those results they will schedule my first prenatal appt with my RE
and then I will graduate to a regular OB.

Rants/Raves? I don’t think my H has really accepted
that this is happening yet. I told him
yesterday that I was disappointed in his level of enthusiasm and he said that
he is being cautious until we are a little further along. Whatever, we’ve been working on this for 2
years. Get excited, jerk.

Questions? 2 actually…

My boobs don’t fit in my
bras. Do pregnant women buy a couple of
new bigger bras or just deal with spillage?

Also, how did you go about
finding an OB? I live in Boston so there
are lots of hospital options + my PCP just left her practice so I don’t really
have a loyalty to any particular hospital.
Do you take meetings with potential doctors or just pick one?

GTKY(stolen from July): What is one gift you’d love to have
this year under the tree with your name on it? All the books. I love books and I gave my family a list of
10 so hopefully some of them will be under the tree.

@laurad75 so excited to have you here! I lurked on the IF thread a lot. Ugh, my DH is the same way. Hopefully he starts getting excited soon! I never met with any doctors, so I can’t really give too much advice on the doctor search. I would maybe ask around a see what hospitals or OB’s people recommend? That might at least narrow down the search a bit. I’d probably prefer ones that were closer to where I live/work.

ETA: I bought nursing bras and wore them during pregnancy, and was able to use them afterwards.

@laurad75 With my first, I bought a bunch of bras from maternity stores ($$$$), and I was only able to wear them for about a month before I outgrew them again. So dumb. I ended up buying a couple cheaper non-maternity bigger bras from Kohl's. I should have just done that from the beginning. My issue was more with the band size though because my rib cage spread like crazy. I was VERY glad to have the bigger bras postpartum though. I am only just now back in my regular, pre-pregnancy bras, and DD is 11 months. If you can afford it, I say get the bras you need when you need them. They will probably work again for you as your body shrinks back to pre-pregnancy size after baby is born.

@laurad75 I went ahead and bought new bras, and I also bought extenders. I needed to buy new ones again after the birth, but eventually ended up in the first set again. So it wouldn’t hurt to buy nursing bras because even if you outgrow them you may be able to use them later.

I actually had just gotten out all my old bras again after losing the baby weight from #1 and reducing nursing, so we’ll see how long they last I could practically open a used bra store with all the different sizes I have.

@laurad75 My best friend lives in Boston and has three LOs if you want a rec! MH is also seemingly unenthused, I am hoping my u/s on the 28th will allow him to feel more excited.

@lalala2004 Where can you buy bra extenders/do they work with every bra? I finally found bras I love and would love to wear them as long as possible through this pregnancy if that works. Mine feel super sore and heavy but do not seem to have grown yet.

@laurad75 I looked first at hospitals close to me and then asked them my questions about what I thought would matter to me at birth and throughout the pregnancy, like, how far past due will you let me go? How would an induction go? How do you do C-sections? Do you have a NICU and if not how far is the closest and how long would it take to transport there? What options do you have for pain management during labor? stuff like that. And you could make appts at various places and ask, but sometimes if they aren't super busy there might be a nurse you can talk to about those things before scheduling an appt.